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S.W. v. Comm - Contested Expungement - VICTORY, charge EXPUNGED

Client sought expungement for a concealed weapons charge that the Commonwealth Nolle Prossed. The Commonwealth opposed it, stating that because the nolle pross was part of a "plea agreement," the client wasn't actually innocent and the charge could not be expungement. After filing the expungement petition, conducting in-depth legal research, providing case-law to the court, and arguing her client's case to the Judge, Ms. Carmichael was successful in getting her client's expungement petition GRANTED! Client will now be able to have the concealed weapons charge removed from his record!

Ms. Carmichael was named one of the "Top 40 Under 40" by the National Trial Lawyers Association in 2015 and 2016, and "Top 10 Under 40 by National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys in 2015, and a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers in 2016. Ms. Carmichael has been responsible for dismissals, acquittals, or reduced charges in many serious cases where her clients were unjustly charged, such as: felony strangulation, cyber attacks, arson, possession with intent to distribute, federal drug conspiracies, domestic assault, and more.